Where does “attractional” come from?
attractional (English) comes from English attraction, from Middle English attraccioun, from Old French attraction, from Latin attractio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
attractional (English): Relating to attraction; Relating to attempts to...
Definitions
- Relating to attraction; Relating to attempts to...
Ancestry of “attractional”, step by step
attractional traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English attraction
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | attraction | The tendency to attract; The feeling of being... |
| 2 | Middle English | attraccioun | — |
| 3 | Old French | attraction | — |
| 4 | Latin | attractio | contraction; attraction |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |